If you are getting married, you can design a “save the date stamp”, you can make your own address stamps, or sweet would it be to make a stamp from your child’s artwork or handwriting? Or another cute idea would be to make a book plate stamp with your child’s name — the sky’s the limit!!!
So when the the Stampmaker people contacted me and offered to send me a machine, I was so excited about the possibilities! I have just started to experiment with it, but seriously — it’s so easy to use.
Here’s a tutorial on how to use the Stampmaker:
1. Plug the Stampmaker machine in. You need to let it warm up for a minute before you use it.
2. Open the Frame Clamps and insert one of the gel packs.
3. Then put your negative image artwork on top.
4. Shut the magnetic frame and put the frame inside the Stampmaker.
5. Leave it inside for THREE minutes — time it.
6. Take it out and cut the gel pack out of the plastic.
7. Scrub the excess gel off with soap and water.
8. Then put the stamp in the exposure tray and cover with a layer of water.
9. Put the tray inside the Stampmaker for TWO minutes. Time it.
10. Take it out and trim around the stamps. Then mount the stamps on the adhesive paper. Cut around that.
11. Mount the stamp on the acrylic stamp acrylic block.
Then use and enjoy!
I also made my own stamp — the name of our puppy — TRIXIE. I designed the name in the software and then printed it off on the special negative film. You need to use an inkjet printer for this. Then I followed the rest of the steps to make the stamp.
Stampmaker light unitmagnetic clamp5 x Large and 5 x Small stamp pacs2 x Emboss and 2 x Stencil pacsacrylic block, small stamp borderrubber mat for emboss and stencil makingwash brush, post exposure trayCD with the easy to use imagepac artwork modifying program and many exclusive Teresa Collins designs (ready to print)2 x sheets of negative film for inkjet printers2 x 4" x 3" sheets of Stampmaker Cling (for mounting stamp to acrylic block)8 pre printed samples of exclusive Teresa Collins designed artwork negatives plus written and video instructions
And here’s Stampmaker video tutorial:
PS — I am over at Sew Dang Cute today — sharing a Tube Top to Skirt refashion. Come on over and say hi!
I love my stampmaker! I just have to buy more packets, they are hard to find at a good price. I would like to buy more than five at a time. Kind of expensive plus the cost of the machine.
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How fun is this!!! 🙂
Oh be still my heart! How wonderful would that be!
wow – I can imagine so many projects to use this for! 🙂
I think I'm in love.
I want one of these! 🙂
Wow! This is so cool and original! I would love to win one 🙂
I would love one of these. I have to find something to link up now. Time to get busy.
Ruth
That's so cool!!
Wow, talk about a crafter's dream machine (or a mom's, for that matter)!!!
Just yesterday decided to order a stamp ($35) for my biz logo, luckily I haven't done it yet. After reading this post I am going to do my own stamps. I have so many ideas. It will so pay for itself. Thanks!!
Holy moly!!! I HEART this!!!!! I kept going back through a looking at the pics 😉 Great idea!!